Colombia vs Upper middle income: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual

Colombia
1.4%
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.1%
in 2023
Colombia rank
4th
Upper middle income rank
6th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual over time

  • Colombia
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1.4% against 0.1% in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Colombia's figure about 14.2 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 206 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% Colombia
1970s 5.1% 0.6% 4.5% Colombia
1980s 5.9% 0.5% 5.4% Colombia
1990s 8.0% 0.4% 7.6% Colombia
2000s 11.8% 0.4% 11.4% Colombia
2010s 2.6% 0.3% 2.3% Colombia
2020s 1.0% 0.1% 0.9% Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual, Colombia or Upper middle income?
Colombia, at 1.4% against 0.1% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual between Colombia and Upper middle income?
1.3%, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Upper middle income?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual?
Colombia ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.